Chapter 4 Section 1 Economic Patterns

1. Locate: Antwerp, Bruges, Genoa, Florence, Venice.
Antwerp:norther German, near Hamburg and Bruges.
Bruges: west of Antwerp
Genoa: South-eastern France
Florence: near Italy
Venice: northern Italy

2. Identify: Hanseatic League
an association of 80 large towns and cities in norther Germany that banded together for protection and trade purposes.

3. Define: charter, guild, just price, apprentice, journeyman.
guide: an association of merchants and artisans that governed the town
just price: a price which includs the cost of materials plus a reasonable profit for the merchant.
apprentice: a student who learned the trade from a master craftsman who was a guild member
journeyman: a crafts man who earned wages by working for a master craftsman while he perfected his skills.

4. Where were the main trade centers during the early Middle Ages?
Troyes, the Hanseatic League; Northern Germany

5. How did the nobles of Champagne encourage trade fairs?
they provided protection for people traveling to fairs, rented booths to merchants and hired money changers.

6. List three rights town charters usually gave townspeople.
First, they paid the lord a fixed money of rent instead of many separate fees. Second, they prevented the lord from seizing the property of townspeople. Third, they permitted towns to set up special courts for commerical cases.

7. a. What economic role did the guilds play in the towns?
They governed prices and wages in the towns, maintained standards of quality on good produced and sold in town, and restricted the activities of foreign merchants.
b. What social role did they play?
They protected their members and imposed standards of quality to protect the public. They sponsored entertainment on religious feast days and contributed to the building and repair of the local church.